Found the outhouse in my backyard

[GL]

You like?
About 50 feet from the back porch on a slight slope. The depression has been there for as long as I can remember. I decided to see what it was and when I removed the debris/grass I was left with a square pit about 4 inches deep. It is absolutely a squared depression no doubt. I am going to presume from its proximity to the house, ease of access to the back door and the fact its square to indicate I have in fact located an outhouse.

 

[mlayers]

So when are you planning on digging it up.....Matt

 

[Digger54]

Dig it and find out.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

There is no telling what treasures are in there!

 

[fistfulladirt]

Privy digs are really cool. Do it!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Dig down a little and see if you can find some brick/fragments or different color soil. Square? Not sure . Still may be. Can you see any remanants of a sidewalk leading out? I have found quite a few by finding the remaining sidewalk

 

[GL]

There is no sidewalk. This was a rural farmhouse even by this counties standards. There is a weird outline in brick down at the cabin just under the dirt. The wife says thats where I should detect but I keep seeing all these neat bottles...
My grandmother said they filled in a well or two with bottles here and on her property.

 

[halfdime]

DIG!

 

[colorado14ers]

what if its actualy a grave just kidding hope you dig up some awesome bottles!!!!

 

[flip flop]

Only one way to find out.....DIG IT

 

[FreedomUIC]

Only the real wealthy could afford a "2" seater back in the day....

 

[jgas]

50 feet from the back door......Get your butt back there and dig....right now....please, pretty please..... I would say that is what it is. Most of the county homesteads around here have square cement lined outhouses. Hopefully you wont run into the problems of early spring and that is water! These tend to be full of moisture as you go deeper. If thats the case you can either wait it out(not me) or get a pump and pump it out as you go. Goodluck and be careful, never dig alone! jgas

 

[nova treasure]

Dig it, get a couple of tarps where you can lay the fill dirt to keep it easier to fill back in and less mess. If you discover it is a privy you might want to build a table sifter as i call it out of 2x4's and small square wire where you can throw the dirt through it to catch any small items that might be collectable. you probably won't start finding much except the fill dirt for at least 3ft. You may want to have some small gardening tools that you can use like a scratcher to remove the dirt around the possible bottles and such to keep from breaking them.

I plan on digging and filming my privy sites as soon it ever dries up around here. I have high hopes as my Yard here in the historical district of the city was used as part of a Civil War Camp and a Union Hospital was next door.

Hopefully We both can make some Very Nice recoveries,

Nova Treasure

 

[calisdad]

I thought the grass was supposed to be greener there.

I knew a guy who spent lots of time looking for those as we lived in a historicly 'dry town'. He said 15 steps out the back door so you're in the neighborhood. He also used a stainless steel 'T' probe about 4' long with a blunt tip to probe before digging so as to not scratch or break bottles.

Good Luck.

 

[Johnny Ringo Silver]

Well, if thats not it then your 50% done with your horseshoe pits!

 

[Indianhead Jones]

You can't ignore it....dig...dig...dig!

You may end up glad that you did!

Larry G.

 

[allen]

could be where the septic tank begins to !!

 

[Peeber]

Be sure your shots are all up to date. I have read some accounts that say the leavings can be pretty fresh after years and years.
I expect you will know if this is the case before you get too deep. As they say,"the nose knows".

 

[traverdog]

Could be a nice cache'!!! Dig it.

 

[madmacabre]

outhouse=poop hole... I would pass